IDAGIO | Vocal Ensemble Music - Seized By Sweet Desire - Singing Nuns and Ladies, From the Cathedral To the Bed Chamber 747313226573

Featuring

Bo Holten
Ann-Christin W. Ingels
Amy Vestbo
Susannah Carlsson
Elisabeth Orsnaes
Helen Rossil

Malene Nordtorp
Linnea Lomholt
Rie Koch
Musica Ficta
Perotinus
Anonymous
Leoninus

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Compositional Technique

The Notre-Dame style of music, developed around 1200, featured an incredible rhythmic vitality comparable to complex twentieth-century music.

Composition History

Revolutionary musical developments, known as the Notre-Dame style, occurred around 1200 in Paris, leading to the first three- and four-part notated music in Europe.

Historical Context

Musical life in nunneries during the Middle Ages was rich, with nuns cultivating unique repertoires and keeping up with European developments.

Historical Context

Female trouvères, northern French counterparts to troubadours, existed and composed songs, a fact supported by a 2001 study by four American female scholars.

Composition History

The Motet, a new musical form often with worldly love-lyrics, was born when 'catchy' episodes from major organum works were given new texts for performances outside the church.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The album presents Notre-Dame style music from an unusual angle, performing it with female voices because the conductor believes it is especially well suited to them, offering greater transparency and clearer harmony.

Historical Context

Around 1200, highly skilled singers called organistae, who could master the difficult Notre-Dame style, were among the first examples of highly paid singers in Europe.